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Chapter 3 Using Diskettes and Disk Drives 3-1 How Diskettes Work 3-2 Choosing Diskettes for the Apex 3-3 Caring for Your Diskettes and Disk Drives . . . . ...3-4 Inserting and Removing Diskettes 3-6 Protecting Your Data 3-7 Write-protecting diskettes 3-8 Making backup copies 3-9 Chapter 4 Using MS-DOS with Your Apex 4-1 Introducing MS-DOS 4-1 Starting and Exiting MS-DOS 4-3 Entering MS-DOS Commands 4-5 Storing Data 4-6 Preparing Diskettes for Data 4-8 Copying Data 4-10 Using the DISKCOPY command 4-10 Using the COPY command 4-12 Listing the Contents of a Diskette 4-14 Changing the Default Drive 4-15 Starting Your Application Program 4-16 Chapter 5 Installing Option Cards 5-1 Removing the Cover 5-2 Inserting the Option Card 5-4 Replacing the Cover 5-7 Post-installation Setup 5-8 Removing Option Cards 5-9 vi Contents

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Chapter 3
Using Diskettes and Disk Drives . . . . . . . . ...3-1
How Diskettes Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-2
Choosing Diskettes for the Apex . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-3
Caring for Your Diskettes and Disk Drives . . . . ...3-4
Inserting and Removing Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-6
Protecting Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-7
Write-protecting diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-8
Making backup copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-9
Chapter 4
Using MS-DOS with Your Apex . . . . . . . . . ...4-1
Introducing MS-DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-1
Starting and Exiting MS-DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-3
Entering MS-DOS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-5
Storing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-6
Preparing Diskettes for Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-8
Copying Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-10
Using the DISKCOPY command . . . . . . . . . ...4-10
Using the COPY command . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-12
Listing the Contents of a Diskette . . . . . . . . . . ...4-14
Changing the Default Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4-15
Starting Your Application Program . . . . . . . . . ...4-16
Chapter 5
Installing Option Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-1
Removing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-2
Inserting the Option Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-4
Replacing the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-7
Post-installation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-8
Removing Option Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5-9
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